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Four ways Asia can cut amount of plastic waste it dumps in the ocean

2015-10-19 17:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: An estimated 95% of plastic in oceans is under the surface, and if current trends continue, there could be one ton of plastic in the sea for every three tons of fish. A recent study we did for Ocean Conservancy found that one of the regions that suffers most is south-east Asia. On average, only around 40% of all waste is collected in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The good news, according to our report, is that because we know the biggest sources of plastic pollution,...

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